Parent Guidance

Moving house can bring excitement, uncertainty and a great deal of sensory change. For an autistic or ADHD child, familiar […]

Children can experience grief in many ways. An autistic or ADHD child may ask the same question repeatedly, appear focused

Using a spoon, fork and knife asks a child to coordinate posture, vision, both hands, pressure and timing while also

Cutting paper looks simple, but it requires two hands to do different jobs: one opens and closes the scissors while

A shower can feel like many tasks happening at once: undressing, entering a wet space, coping with water pressure and

Elevators and escalators can combine movement, crowds, mechanical noise and precise timing. One child may avoid them because the motion

Eating out can be enjoyable, but it can also combine unfamiliar food, waiting, smells, music, bright lighting and social expectations.

Buttons, zips and shoelaces ask the hands, eyes and body to coordinate several small actions in the right order. For

Home may be the place where an autistic or ADHD child feels most regulated. Visitors can suddenly change its sounds,

Laundry is not one skill. It involves noticing what is dirty, sorting, measuring, sequencing machine steps, tolerating textures and sounds,